Ann Cannon

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By Ann Cannon
Special to The Tribune

Last Updated Jul 31, 2015 06:44PM

In 1961 Parade Magazine published a photograph of the new first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, and her daughter, Caroline, sitting together on a step. Caroline, who holds a copy of the Little Golden Book “I Can Fly” by Ruth Krauss — …

On the 24th of July I like to wander down to South Temple Street and watch the runners participating in the Deseret News Classic. I usually get there early enough in the morning to cheer on the leaders, who make it all look so easy.
Oh hey, hi, they say as they blow past me. I always run 26.2 miles...
On the 24th of July I like to wander down to South Temple Street and watch the runners participating in the Deseret News Classic. I usually get there ...

Dear Facebook,
How did it all come to this?
You know what I’m talking about. THIS. Me, clicking onto a Buzzfeed quiz (“Which Disney Princess Are You?”) that a friend posted on her Facebook wall. So instead of writing a column right now—which I am supposed to be doing—I am answering questions about ...
Dear Facebook,
How did it all come to this?
You know what I’m talking about. THIS. Me, clicking onto a Buzzfeed quiz (“Which Disney Princess Are You?...

I read “To Kill a Mockingbird” for the first time when I was 14 years old.
Ah. Fourteen. There’s no other age like it. My brother remembers one of his medical-school professors spending an entire class period discussing the pathology of 14-year-old females. Clearly Herr Professor Doktor was having ...
I read “To Kill a Mockingbird” for the first time when I was 14 years old.
Ah. Fourteen. There’s no other age like it. My brother remembers one of hi...

I’m fond of saying that I can take the heat better than I can stand the cold. People scoff when I say this. They’re all, “But when you’re cold, you can always add another layer,” to which I say, “Read my (totally blue) lips. When my core being gets cold, layering doesn’t work.”
HOWEVER. I will say ...
I’m fond of saying that I can take the heat better than I can stand the cold. People scoff when I say this. They’re all, “But when you’re cold, you ca...

Looking for something more to do while the kids are still out of school? Consider this: With its long hours of heat and light, summer naturally lends itself to sharing books with one another — out loud. In fact, the remembered pleasure of reading aloud lingers long after the season has passed. A gr...
Looking for something more to do while the kids are still out of school? Consider this: With its long hours of heat and light, summer naturally lends...

It began with just one.
I swear! Just one! Of course it started with just one, because come on! Who actually goes into the garden department of a store and buys 50 of those things all at once? No one. That’s who. Because buying 50 of those things all at once would definitely make you certifiable, a...
It began with just one.
I swear! Just one! Of course it started with just one, because come on! Who actually goes into the garden department of a sto...

There are two kinds of people in this world — people who put their trust in technology and people who don’t. My husband falls into the first category, while I definitely fall into the second.
This difference rarely creates a problem for us because, like a lot of couples who’ve been married for a mi...
There are two kinds of people in this world — people who put their trust in technology and people who don’t. My husband falls into the first category,...

What with Father’s Day right around the corner Sunday, I’ve been thinking a lot about moms.
Kidding!
I’ve been thinking about dads, obv — especially the dads I have known. My own father, my husband, my grandfathers, my brothers, my sons, my friends’ dads. Memories roll in like waves, tossing up ...
What with Father’s Day right around the corner Sunday, I’ve been thinking a lot about moms.
Kidding!
I’ve been thinking about dads, obv — especiall...

One thing that happens as you age is that you start losing your .…
Wait. What is it? You know! You know what I’m talking about! Those things. Those things you use to communicate with. You know, right? What am I trying to say? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, RIGHT?
Those things that you say and they come out ...
One thing that happens as you age is that you start losing your .…
Wait. What is it? You know! You know what I’m talking about! Those things. Those t...

If you’re looking for a thrill ride of a read this summer, check out “Ink and Ashes,” a debut young-adult novel by Salt Lake resident Valynne E. Maetani (www.valynne.com), which is already attracting a good deal of national attention. The story revolves around Claire, a high-achieving, athletic high...
If you’re looking for a thrill ride of a read this summer, check out “Ink and Ashes,” a debut young-adult novel by Salt Lake resident Valynne E. Maeta...